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Amon Consulting provides a migration service from Revelation applications to most other common platforms
Each stage of work is separately quoted for and this allows the customer to take over the development at any stage
We provide applications that adhere to programming standards - either our own or as specified by the customer
For ease of future enhancement, our code is well documented and comprehensively tested
Our application user interfaces are intuitive and easy to use
System documentation and user documentation will be quoted for and provided if required
Our customers can request the latest documentation and source code at any time and are therefore able to assess software standards and
software development progress whenever required
This will also allow customers to take back control of ongoing development at any stage.
Since 1998 we have migrated over 200 Revelation and OpenInsight applications
Our involvement has ranged from providing our
ExportR software to users for their own use in-house through to full application redevelopment
incorporating new functionality
Procedure
Our usual sequence of Revelation application redevelopment involves the following steps:
Extraction of all data into CSV or MS Access format so that relevant tables, fields and field data types can be determined
Production of an application Entity Relationship Diagram so that active application tables and relationships between table
data can be determined
The diagram allows users to assist in confirming assumptions, clarifying understanding, removing ambiguity and standardizing terminology
Creating a glossary of terminology may be necessary so that definitions for application terminology can be agreed upon.
This is recommended, more so if this is technical application
Each glossary entry would show the term used in the current system and, if it differs, the term to be used in the new application
A data model may also be developed at this time to show all table attributes (fields)
Generation of critical application reports, within an MS Access prototype application, to ensure that the data extracted can be used
to reproduce the same information as that output in the live system i.e. stock levels, price books, sales analysis, time tables etc.
A comprehensive cross-reference table may be generated using our specialised software to show which tables, fields, programs,
reports, menu items and windows (screens) are in use and their navigation paths
Time can be saved by eliminating functions and items which have become redundant
If the application code is unavailable then the information generated by this process is limited but active menu items will still be
able to be identified
Further prototyping (input windows, further reporting etc) can then be developed in the MS Access environment as required
The decision for the final platform can then made. Whether this will be a continuation of the MS Access application, limited
redevelopment (eg. Reporting only), migration to an existing application, complete redevelopment or a hybrid solution
At this point the customer may decide to continue development without our assistance, either using in-house resources, out-sourcing to
a local software house or passing control to a third-party software provider
We will continue to assist with the conversion and development process as required, either on a quote basis or hourly rate
Where our assistance is required to redevelop the final application we can either do the work in-house or source suitable developers locally
Where we use outside developers, we will continue to take responsibility for the final product and ensure it meets our standards of ease
of use, functionality, adherence to standards and documentation
Functionality will be agreed with the customer before the work begins with quotes given for each stage of development
We do not support the 'big bang scenario' of software development
We prefer that the users are regularly updated with the software as it is developed so that there are no surprises
This also allows for regular user feedback to ensure that development is on the right track
This page was last updated on 8 June 2008
Te ra ake tenei wharangi, i tera ikei runga te 8 o Pipiri te tau 2008 te ra
